Address-printing machine



E. E- STRAWN.

ADDRESS PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3. 1921.

Patented Apr. 25, 1922;

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APPLlCATlON FILED IAN-13, 192].

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ADDRESS PRINTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. I3. I92I.

Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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fizz/272507 I ERVIN a. s'raawn, or DES MOINES, Iowa, assienoaro THE o'iumeaarn coMrANir,

'OF MOINES, IOHA, A CORPORATION.

ADDRESS-PRINTING MACHINE.

Application filed January 13 1 921. serial no} 433,914.

To all whomz't may concern Be it known thatl, ERVIN'E. S'rnAwN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, 'and'a resie dent of Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Address-Printing Machine,

of which the following is a specification. v The object of my invention is to provide an address printing machine, which may be used inconnection with .a newspaper print: ing press or otherwise for printing different addresses on paper.

A further objectis to provide sucliamachine, which may be employedfor printing rotary path, and means for causing the, ad

dress plate to travel at the same rateof speed as the paper during the printing operation and for causing said member to travel at a different rate of speed during part of its movement for the purpose of printing on the paper at relative distances, diflering .t'rom the length of the path ottravel of the address plate. on said member;

A urther object is to provide in such a machine. means for mounting the additional printing mechanism for permitting its adjustment laterally tor printing-at different positions on the web of paper.

An additional object is to provide such a machine adapted'to bei'usedin combination with a printing press and to providespecial means for connecting the machinewith the printing press. .i Still a further object is topr'ovide such an address machine, andmeans for mounting it on a printing press, and means for automatically throwing the address printing mechanism out ot'gean when the web of paper is broken in its passage through the printing press. I

Still a further object is to provide in such an address printing machine, peculiarmeans tor moving the address plates-to printing position and to provide means for taking the address plates from said last means by positively acting .dev1ces..

With these and other objects in.'view, iny invention consists 1n the construction, ar-

parts of my device, whereby the object scone templated" are attained, as hereinafter more .fipecification 0r Letters Patent. P t t Apr 5 192%, 1 i

'55 rangement and combination ofthe various fully set forth, pointed out in my claims,

and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawe ings, in which l Y Figurel, shows'ia side elevation of my im proved address printing machine mounted on the frame ofa printin g press. i

l igure 2-shows' a top or plan view of a portion of the address printing machine.

Figure 3 shows a detailed, sectional view v taken on the line 33 o'fFigure 5 of apart oi. the address printing device; 1*

mgure 4 shows a horizontal detailed, sectional view, of part of the gearing for .operating the address printing machine.

Figure 5 shows a detailed end view of the address printing machine, parts being broken" away.

Figure 6 shows a vertical, sectional. view 1 through the address printing .machine.

Figure 7 shows a detailed, sectional View taken on the line 7470f Figure :6. i V Figure 8'shows a detailed, sectional view taken. on the-line 8-?8 {of Figure :6.

Figure 9, shows a planview o'f-the rotary plate carrying member and magnet.

Figure 10 shows an end elevation of "part;

of the same. I I

Figure 11 shows an enlarged, detailed, sec

tional view of the impression roller and the plate guide adjacent thereto.

of the address printing mechanism, showing parto'f the means for automatically-rendering the mechanism inoperative under certain circumstances of the operation of the press with which said mechanismisf used. i. Figure 13 is a transverse, detailed, sectional view taken on the line 1313 of Figure 6.. Y Y 1 7 Figure 14 shows, a perspective .viewof one of the address plates; andv 1 5 Figure 15 shows adetailed'view of a modified form of circuitimaker.

My improved adddess printing machine may be used with a printing press-or inde peculiarly adaptedtor use with a printing Figure 12 shows a side elevationolt a part "pendently, but is illustrated herein in a form] press for the printing ofnewspapers or thegenerally the frame of a certain type of newspaper printing press now commonly used.

press.

In the ordinary useof the press, where.

my address printing mechanism is not used, the web of.paper.12 is drawn through the press from the point A to the point. B. Where my improved address printing device is used in connection with the printing press, a supporting frame, such for instance, as the frame 13, is employed, and mounted on the main printing press frame.

The frame 13 really comprises two laterally spaced frames, which are connected near theirupper ends by apair of horizontal foreand-aft spaced shafts 14 and 15.

In Figure 6,1 have shown a slightly modified form of the device, in which the members of. the frame 13 are connected by cross bars 16;

Lhave shown in the drawings two methods for mounting the address printing mechan-ism proper on the frame 18. In Figures 1, 2, 3, and 5, Ihave shown the address printing machineproper slidably mounted on the shafts 14 and '15. 'In Figure 6, I have shown the addres printing mechanism provided with the frame members 1'? received in suitable grooves in the cross bars 16. The address-printing mechanism is supported on a frame 18, comprising spaced side members, as shown in Figures 1, 5 and 7 for instance, slidably mounted on the frame 13 in either of the manners hereinbefore described.

Mounted in the frame members 18 is a transverse shaft 19. Spaced below the shaft 19:is the shaft 20, on which is the impression roller 21. The impression roller 21 is con siderably longer than the shaft 19, so that the frame members 18 may be slid laterally without effecting the impression roller 21.

The shaft 20 is mounted in the frame members .13. I

'Mounted on the side of the frame 10 is an upright shaft 22 on which is a gear 23, which meshes with the gearll. Atthe upper end of the shaft 22' is a gear 24, which meshes at ri ht an les with the ear 25 on the im aressibn roller shaft 20.

The gear 25 meshes wlth an idler gear 26 mounted on the frame 13. Mounted on the frame 13 is a transverse shaft 27 on which is a gear 28 in mesh with the gear 26.

On the shaft 27 is slidably but non-rotatably mounted a gear 29, shown for instance in Figure 5.

On one of the frame members 18 is mounted a bracket 30, having arms 31 arranged on opposite sides of the gear29, for thereby At 11, I have shown part. of theop- V erative gearing mechanism of the printing causing the gear 29 to slide laterally in the machine when the frame members 18 are moving laterally in the machine.

(in one of the frame members 18 at the opposite side of the address printing mechanism from the gear 28 i a short shaft 32 on which is mounted a gear 33 arranged in mesh with the gear 29.

Mounted in the frame members 18 is the shaft 19, already mentioned. Fixed to the shafts 32'and19' and arranged in mesh with each other are elliptical gears 35 and 36 shown in Figure 8. V

Mounted at the top of the frame mem bers 18 is a magazine 3?, which is substantially channel-shaped, having the backmember 38, the ide members 39 and the front flanges 40.

In my improved address printing machine, I provide means forcarrying address plates received in the magazine 37 from said zine, past inking devices to position for printing in cooperation with the impression roller 21. I will now describe the mechanism for accomplishing this operation.

Mounted on the frame members 18 just address plate mechanism.

On the shaft 19 between the frame members 18 and below the magazine 37is a member, which I shall call the rotary plate carrying member, comprising a body 42 elongated in both directions from the shaft. Secured to the plate carrying member 42 on opposite sides thereof are permanent horse shoe magnets 43 and 44. The ends of the arms of the magnets 43 and 44 project to positions substantially flush with the ends of the member 42, as illustrated for instance in Figure 9.

Between the armsof the magnets at the opposite ends of the plate carrying members 42 and on opposite sides thereof are lugs The magnets at their'rlosed ends terminate short of the adjacent ends of the body 42, as illustrated in Figures 6 and 9 and 10.

Secured to the plate carrying member 42 at each end thereof is a pair of small plates 46, which project radially slightly beyond the ends of the member 42, as shown for instance in Figures 6 and 9. These plates 46 have their outer surfaces curved in the circle of the path in which they travel.

The plates 46 have shoulders for engaging the lowermost address plate in the magazine37 for removing it from said magazine during the rotation of the member 42.

Pivoted adjacent to the inner surfaces of the frame members 18 by means of the shafts 47 are plates 48, which project forwardly in -Figures 6 and 7.

positions, as illustrated in Figure 6, by means, which will hereinafter be more fully referred to. I

On the member 42 are lugs 52, as shown by dotted lines in Figu-re6 and by full lines in Figure 10, which travel through the grooves 49 when the plates 48 are in their normal positions, as shown for instance in vMeans which will be hereinafter more fully referred to, are ,provlded for tilting the plates 48 upwardly thereby raising the address plates in'the magazine 37, and thereby preventing the removal of any plate from such magazine by the rotating member 42.

This raising movement of the plates48 occurs when the web of paper is broken in the manner hereinafter more fully described, so that when the paper web is broken, the address plate handling mechanism will cease to be operated, until the web of paper travels properly through the machine again.

It willbe seen that when the plate carrying body 42 is rotated for carrying one end of said body beneath the magazine 37, the plates 46 will engage the ec ge of the lo'wer most address plate in said magazine and carry such address plate away from th lower part of the magazine. I

I The member 42 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 6.

The address plate carried fromthe magazine by engagement with theiplates 46 slides on the guide 42 for a short distance. Over-' lapping the end of the guide 42, as shown in Figure 6,'is an outer, guide 53, which ex tends more than half way around the path I of travel of the address plates, as illustrated for instance in Figure 6.

It will be seen that the address plate will be slid around its path, and that its ends will be prevented from'moving radially outwardly by means ofthe guides 58, while it can not move inwardly on account of, en-

I plate.

address plate 57 are resting on the iower partof the guide 53,'the raised letters 58 will prOjectdoWnwardly far enough I to coact with the impression roller for'inaking a printed impression on the paper. I

' Just belowthe rear part'of the magazine 37 is arranged a transverse shaft 59 mounted" in the walls 39 ofthemagazine 37. The back wall 38 of said magazine terminates above thelower ends of the side Walls 89,

as'illustrated in Figures 6 and 8, and it may be mentioned-that the shaft 59'is located below the back wall 38.

On the shaft 59, I mount a pair of fingers I 60, spring 61 ismounted on the shaft 59 aciyacen't to each finger 60 and has'one end in engagement-with the wall member 38,aas

at 62, and the other end in engagement with a lug or pin63 on the adjacent finger 60, so that the finger 60 normallyhangs down;

wardly fromthe shaft- 59 and so that yield- I ing pressurei's neededjto'force the fingers 60 rearwardly. v I I It will be scent-hat when a plateg57 is slid out of. the lower end, of the magazine 37, it will engage, the fingers GO-and force them rearwardly against the pressure of the springs 61. I

If on account of frictional engagement between the address plates, the next address plate above the bottom -;one should tend to slide out, it will be engaged by the fingers 60 and pushed back into position I "F or removing the plates from between the ends of the plate carrying member team the guides 53, I have ing means? I V l I uitably mounted between the frame members 18 isa shaft 64. 1 On the shaft 19 is a gear 65 meshing with an idlergear- 66.

The gear 66 meshes with another idler gear,

provided the follow-i loo 67 and the gear 6.6 and gear 67 meshes with the gears 68 on the shaft 64.

On the shaft 64 is a sleeve 69, shown-for instance in Figure 13, having at its ends the annular flanges .or discs 70. The flanges or discs 70 have in their peripheries at points, which register with each other across the device, recesses 71shown n Figures .6

and 18, forreceiving the ends of an address Secured to the "frame members 18 above the discs 70and extending from the rear portions'thereof'over the tops of said discs and then downwardly in front of said discs to positions spaced from and overlapping the respective guides 53, 6, are plate guides 72.

The address plates 57 edge to side edge on the arc of a circle, hav

ing its center at the center of the shaft 19 I and ,its periphery .in the plate57 when arranged against the end of the member 42.

as shown in Figure are curved from side 18 are the sides ofa receiving magazine 73.

the inner surfaces of the sides 73'are strips '54, having inwardlyinclined projections 75, as shown in Figure 6. The side members 73 are connected by a cross member 76 and.by cross rods 77 and78, as shown in Figure 6;

Extending downwardly from the cross member 76 are the brackets '79 pivoted to the lower ends of which are arms 80 which extend upwardly between the discs 70, as shown for instance in Figures 6 and'l3. At the upper end of each arm 80 is a packer finger 81 carrying a roller 82, adapted to coact with a cam 83 on the shaft 64.. Springs 8% yieldingly hold the rollers 82 in engagement with the cams 88.

The cross member 76 and the rods 77 and 7 8 are provided with slots 85, as shown in Figure 13, to receive selector strips 86 adapted to react with the address plates 57.

Referringto the automatic cut-out device for rendering the address printing mechanism inop rativewhen the paper is broken, attention is called to the plates 48, which have already been mentioned. On the shaft 4-? at one end thereof outside the frame members 18 is an arm 87 (Fig. 12). Mounted on the frame member 18 adjacent to the arm 87 is a solenoid. magnet 88, the armature of which has a stem 89 pivoted to the arm 87, as shown in Figure 12. The one end of the arm 87 is bevelled, as at 90, and arranged adjacent thereto is a hook 91 yield inglyheld by a spring 92 in position to be in the path of the bevelled end 90, when the armature is pulled inwardly by the energizing of the solenoid.

The wires 93 and 94 of the solenoid 88 are connected respectively with a plate 95 and swinging roller 96, and are included inra circuit, which has the source of power 97; The spring 98 tends to move the roller 96 toward engagement with the plate 95.

- The paper 12 travels adjacent to the plate and separates the roller 96 and the plate 95 during the ordinary operation of the machine. When, however, the paper breaks and ceases to travel over the plate 95, then the roller 96 contacts with the plate 95, whereupon the solenoid is energized and the armature moves inwardly for pulling the arm 87 to position where its endwill be engaged bythe hook 91.

This movement rotates the shaft t? for swiugi n ethe plates 48 upwardly a suflicient distance, so that the members 52 in their travel engage the under side of the rib 51, instead of traveling in the groove 41-9. this occurs, the members 52 raise the stack of plates high enough, so that the lower ad dress plate clears the-plates 46 at the cnds of the plate carrying member 4-2. Vi? hen the aper is once more threaded throughthe mac his, the operator releases the 11001591.

lwill -now describe the practlcalroperation of my improved address printing machine, particularly withreference to its use in connection with a printing press. ltmay be mentioned that my de ice may be used in a great variety of ways; the use herein more particularly referred to and explained is simply illustrative. v

It may be mentioned that the address'plate carrying member 4-2 is preferably built, so that its plate carrying surfaces travel afpath twenty-two inches in circumference when round gears insteadof the elliptical gears are used. An address will heprinted on each eleven inches'length of paper. thus printing two addresses for each rotation of the member 42. The machine is thus built for use with ordinary letter-sized sheets.

Where the device is used for printing on newspapers, which are ordinarily forty-eight inches long," the plates 46 at" end of the address plate carrying member are preferabl removed and the ellipticalbears are used, wher by for eaeh'revolution of'tho' plate carrying member 422, the address plate travels at'the same speed as the paper during the printing operation and at slower speed at other times. if ordinaryround gears were used instead of the elliptical gears, one address plate would be printed every twenty-two inches on the paper.

It may be mentioned that the address plates are given the proper curvature for use on such a device, which carries them in a circleof twenty-two inches in circumference, and that the various parts are. curved to properiy accomplish the'purpose.

. Assuming that the paper from which the newspaper is to be printed is properly threaded through the machine and is extended from the point A round the guide 99 and thence around the impression roller 21 and thence around the, guide 100, and that 'a'proper stack of address plates has been arranged face up in the magazine 37, it will no seen that when the press is run, rotation will be imparted through the gears 11.. and 23, the shaft 22 and toe gear 24 to the 'ear 25. the shaft 20 and the impression roller;

flotation will be imparted from the gear 25 through the gear 26 to the gear 28 and the shaft 27. The shaft 2'? rotates the gear 29, which in turn rotates the gear 83 and the shaft 32.

The elliptical gear on the shaft 32 rotates the elliptical gear 86 on the shaft 19; The shaft 19 is thereby rotated for rotating the address plate carrying member 42.

As the address plate carrying member moves from its position shown in Figure 6 anti-clockwise, the members 52 travel through the grooves 4-9 and the platesA-S are not in anyway. effected. f

a The plate carrying member 42 is of such length that the'plates 46 are located'between the frame members 18 and the plates 48 and readily clear the plates 48 in the rotation of. the member 4 r The plates 46 engage the edge of the lowermost address plate 57, forcing it out of the magazine 37. -Themovement of the plate 57 swingsthe fingers 60 against the tension of the springs61i Ordinarily the second plate 57 will not be moved, but "if it should be movedslightly, then as soon as the fingers60 clear the lowermost plate 57, they will move thenext plate back to its position in the magazine. 7 a y The lowermost plate 5? slides on the guide 41. and then is moved along between the guide 53 and the plate carrying member 42. The use of the magnets is two-fold. The speed of the machine is such that grave ity might not feed the plates downwardly fast enough in the magazine, and the'use of the magnets tends to cause the lowermost plate to drop downwardly properly. 'The use of the magnet also prevents the plate from sliding on the endfof themember 42 during the downward part of its travel.

Thepate is carried past the inking roll ers and then inked, and then to the printing position, where the impression is made on the paper traveling over the printing roller. Thepaper travels, of course, ata substantially uniform rate of speed, and the parts are so geared that the address plate travels at the same-speed as the paper during the printing operation. The member 42 travels at a slower rate of speed during other parts of its rotary movement. 7 I The plate carrying member42 is of such sizethat the address printing mechanism may be used for printing on a strip of paper at eleven inch distances; that is to say for' printing on ordinary letter sheets by simply taking oif the-elliptical gears and mounting proper sized gearsin their place. I here the device is used for printing a newspaper, the address plates are made more than eleven inches apart and hence the plates 46 on one end of the plate carrying member 42 are removed and the elliptical gears are used for slowing down the speed of the address plate carrying member during the printing operation.

1 After the printing operation, the plates. 46 carrytheaddress plate along the guides:

53 until the address plate passes between the guides 53 and the guide 72- and at the proper time reaches the notches 71.

It will, of course, be understood that the discs 70 are' so timed in their rotation, as

to bring the notches 71 to position to receive the address plate at the propertime. The

guide 72 is so shaped so as to force the ad dress plate into the notches 71, and the further rotation of the discs 70 carries the address plate away from the member 42 to the'opposite side of the shaft 64.

As the address plate, received thenotches 'Z 1, travels downwardly near the rel-- ceiving end of the magazine 73, the roller 82 reaches the lower part of the cam 83, and the packer finger 81 is drawntoward the shaft 19, as-shown inFigure- (thy-means of'the spring 84. r

At thexproper time, the high part the i azine 73 for pushing the addressplate out of the notches71 and into'the magazine and pastthe first spring engaging members 7 5;

It will be seen that the mounting of'the cam 83 on' the shaft 64, which supports the discs '70, insures the positive "synchronous operation of the cam and discs. The use of the cam gives the packer fingers'81 a steady pushing movement. T

- It will, of course, be understood thatthe address printing mechanism may "easily be thrownout of gear manually at any "time. If the paper is broken'and fails to travel between the'plate 95"and the roller 96, then the roller 96 will contact with the plate 95 for energizing the solenoid 88, and thereby rocking. the shaft 47 for raising the plates 48 slightly. r 7

When the plates 48 arethus raised, the

lugs 52 travel below the ribs 51 for raising the plates 48 and lifting thepile of address ngagmgOnev of Said d s Plates. The

plates; and preventing the fingers 46-fr'om I arm 87 will'be engaged by'the; hook 91 for "desired. However, the plates '48 will, not drop to their normal "position until the lugs 52 clear said plates and thus there can be no 'f'injury to the machine when tliehoqk, 91 is released. 1 I

Attention is called to'the fact that the ad; dress'printing device is rendered inoperative without throwingit outof'gear. Hence, after i the paper has been broken, and is again threaded through themachine', then when the hook 91 is released, it follows that because the press and addressing printing mechanism are geared/together, the ad dresses will be printed at the proper place on the newspaper. The plate carrying member 42 'is'never thrown out of; gear with relation to the printing rollers of the press,

a-ndwhen the hook 91 is released, and-the member 42 begins to operate-on the address plates again, theaddress es: will-be printed at the. proper place. 7

In Figure 15,1 haveshown a slightlymodified form of the circuit making device,

in which the wire 94'is connected with a plate 95*,andthe wire 93 isconnectedwith a swinging lever 95, which carries-the roller .96. i

' The paper 12 in its ordinary travel holds the roller 96 'in raised position, so that the lever 95 is free frorncontact with the plate 95*. When the paper breaks or sags, the

.lever 95 contacts with the plate 95 for energizing the solenoid 88.

Attention is called to the fact that the machine involved in the present application has been particularly designed, for printing addresses on aeontinually moving strip of paper ateleven inch intervals. For accom; plishingqthis purpose, the. plate carrying member is so made, that its plate carrying surfaces travel in a path twenty-two inches in circumference. By printing from plates on both ends of the carrying member, addresses maybe printed at regular eleven inch intervals. The plates are curved to conform to the curvature of such path. It is desirable to make the machine for printing on letter-sized sheets, so that the addresses may be used in printing upon letters and the like.

In the present instance, I have adapted such a machine for use with a newspaper printing press and have thus made a machine, which can be readily used for a variety of purposes. Newspapers are ordinarily forty-eight inches long and it has become necessary to so modify the machine, as to cause the addresses to be printed at forty-eight inchintervals; Thisis accomplished by p inting from one end only of the plate carrying member and by using the elliptical gears, which make it possible to carrythe plates at the same speed as the paper during theprinting operation and to slow down the speed of the plate carrying member during the other portion of its movei'nent, so that the address plates are thus presented to printing position at fortyeight inch intervals on the paper.

Particular attention is called to the great accuracyand certainty of operation of my machine, which is not only desirable in'the use ofsuch a machine in connection with a printing press for newspapers, but also in connection with the printing of form letters. Attention is also called to the fact that such a machine, as is here involved, can be opcrated at a sufficient speed for printing, on newspapers.

Ordinary address printing" machines do not have the necessary speed, such speed secured in the present case by the general construction of the machine and by the use of rotary members at all points, where the address plates are handled.

I claim my invention: I 1. In an address printing machine. a frame, an address plate magazine, a rotarv address plate carryingmembcr mounted on said frame, means on said member for en- ,ng one plate said magazine for re moving it therefrom, guides below said magazine, onwhic'h said plates may travel,

. member, a discharging guidemember adapted to move a plate away from said plate carrying member, said plate is advanced along said last guides, a rotary member havmeans for receivin the plate when thus moved from said plate carrying member.

2. ln address printing machine, a

frame, an address plate magazine, a'rotary address plate carrying member mounted on said frame, means on said member for engaging one plate in said magazine for re mo 'ing it therefrom, guides below .said magazine on which said plates maytravel, guides on said frame for holdings plate between the guides and the plate carrying member, a discharging guide member adapted to move a plate away from said plate carrying member, as said plate is advanced along said last guides, a rotary member having means for receiving the plate when thus moved from said. plate carrying member,

said plate carrying member having a permanentmagnet thereon.

3. In an address printing machine, a frame, an address plate magazine, a rotary address plate carrying member mounted on said frame, means on said member for engaging one plate in said magazine for removing it therefrom, guides on said frame for holding a plate between the guides and the plate carrying member, a"discharging guide member adapted to move a plate away from said plate carrying member, as said plate is advanced along said last guides, a

rotary member having means forreceiving said plate when thus moved from sald plate carrying member.

1-. In an address printing machine, a frame, an address plate magazine, a rotary address plate carrying member, means on said frame and said plate for engaging and guiding an address plate in a rotary'path, and a idc element and a rotating mechanical device for taking said plate from said plate carrying member.

In an address printing machine, a frame, an address plate magazine, a rotary address plate carrying member, coacting means on said frame and said plate carrying member for engaging and guiding an address plate in a rotary path and prevent its radial movement and a rotating mechan' ical device for taking said plate from said plate carrying member. i i

6. In an address printing machine, a frame, an address plate magazine, a rotary address plate carrying member mounted on said frame, means on said member for enc" one plate in said magazine for removing it therefrom, guides below said magazine, on whichthe plates in said magazine may rest and on which said plates may travel, guides on said frame for holding a plate between the guides and the plate carrying member, a discharging guide member adapted to move a plate away from said plate carrying member, as said plate is advanced along said last guides, a rotary member having means for receiving the plate when thus moved from said plate carrying member. i y

7. In an address printing 'r'nachine, a frame, an address plate magazine, a rotary address plate carrying membermounted on said frame, having a curved surface, means on said member for engaging an address plate, a curved address plate adapted to rest on said surface, guides on said frame for coacting with said member in the movement of the address platein a rotary path, a rotary discharging device having a recess reversely curved, as shown with relation to said surface, and means for moving said,

address plate from recess. f

8. In an address printing machine, a frame, an address plate magazine, a rotary address plate carrying member mounted on said frame, having a curved surface, means on said member for engaging an address said member into said plate, a curved address plate adaptedto rest on sa d surface, guides on sa1d frame for co-- acting with said member in the'movement' of the address plate inarotary path, a rotary discharging devicehaving a recess reversely curved, as shown with relation to said sur face, means for moving said address plate from. said member into said recess, and means for remOVingsaid plate from said recess. 1 V v f '9. In an address printing machine, a

frame, an address-plate magazine, a rotary address plate carrying member mounted on sa1d frame, having a curved surface, means on sa1d member for engaging an address plate, a curved address plate adaptedto rest on said surface, guides on said frame for coacting with saidmember in the movement ofthe address plate in a rotary path, a rotary discharging device having a recess reversely curved, as shown with relation to said surface, means for moving said address plate from said member into said recess,

means for preventing the movement of said plate from said recess during part of the rotation of said discharging device, and means for removing the plate from said recess. j I 10. In an address printing machine, a

frame, an address plate magazine, a rotary address plate carrying member mounted on sa1d frame,hav1nga curved surface, means on sa1d member for engaglng an address plate, a curved address plate adapted to rest on said surface, guides on said frame for coact-ing with said member in the movementof theaddress plate'in a rotary path, a rotary vdischarging devicehavinga recess face, means for reversel'y curved, asshovvn with relation'to said surface, and means for moving said address plate from sa1d member into said recess, the curvature of sa1d plate and sa1d surface and said recess being substantially" acting with said'member in the movement of theaddress plate in a rotary path,aromachine, a

.7-5 on said member for engaging an address plate, a curved address plate adapted to rest on sa1d surface, guideson saidframe for 00- tary discharging" device having a recess reversel curved, as shown-with relation to said surface, means for moving said address plate from said member into said recess, means for preventingfthe movement of said plate from said recess during part of the rotation of said'discharging device, and means for removlng the plate from sa1d recess, sa1d means including a cam actuated packer finger.

112. In an address printing machine, a"

fl'iLIIlQiLIl'fiCldI'GSS plate magazine, a rotary address plate carrylng member mounted on said frame, having a curved s'urface, means onsa'id membenfo-r engagingan address plateya curvedaddress plate adapted to rest "on said surface,"gui'des-on'said frame; for coacting with said member in the movement of,"

the address plate' in a rotary path, a rotary discharging device having a recess reversely curved, as shown with relation to said surmovjing said address plate from said member into said recess, means for preventing thejmovement' of saidvplate f from said recess durlng part of the rotation of said -,d1scharg1ng ClGV1C6, and means for removingthe plate-from said recess, a packer 5 a finger, a cam for operating said finger and a' commonhsh'aft for said discharge device 'and salid cam; I J

13.In a'machine of the class described, a machine through which and means for automatically rendering said address printing mechanism inoperative when the paper ceases to advance through the'machine. V

operative parts' operatively connectedtogether for proper synchronous action, said address printing device having a magazine for address plates, and means for succes-- sively taking plates from saidmagazineand printing from themon "paper" passing through the press, and'i'neans for moving such platesto p'osition where theycanfnot be operated on'by said last means;

paper may be advanced, an addressprinting mechanlsm,

15. The combination'of a printing press and an'address printing device having their V printing 'gether for proper synchronous action, said address printing ClBVlCQ having a magazine for address plat s and means for successively taking plates from said magazine and from them on paper passing through the press, and scans for moving vsuch plates-to position where-they can not be operated on by said last means, when the paper fails to travel through the press.

'16. The combination of a printing press and an address printing device having their operative parts operatively connected together for proper synchronous action, said address printing device having a magazine for address plates, and means for successively taking plates from said magazine and printing from them on paper passing through the press, and means for moving such plates to position where they can not be operated on by said last means, adapted whenreleased to permit the plates'to 'move back to normal position.

17. The combination of a printing press and an address printing device having their operative parts operativelyconnected to' gether for proper synchronous action, said addressprinting device having a magazine for address plates and -means' for successively taking plates from said magazine and printing from them on paper passing throughthe 'press,-and means for rendering said address printing without disconnecting the operative parts thereof with the operative parts of the press.

18. with an address printing device, means for gearing said press and said device together for synchronous operation, and means for rendering said address printing device inoperative without disconnecting said gearing means. v

19. The combination of a printing press with an address printing device, means for gearing said press and said device together for synchronous operation, and means for rendering sail address printing device inoperativewithout disconnecting said gearing means, when paper ceases to travel through said press.

20. In an address printing mechanism, means for supporting a moving strip of paper, and means for printing addresses thereon, comprising a rotary member, a magazine for address plates, and means adapted to be interposed between said rotar-y member and said plates for rendering the device inoperative.

21.111 an address printing mechanism, means for supporting a moving strip of paper, and means for printing addresses thereon, comprising a rotary member, a magazine for address plates, and means adapted to be interposedbetvveen said rodevice inoperative The combination of a printing press tary member and said plates for rendering the device inoperative, said means being adaoted to be actuated automatically when the eper ceases to travel through the machine;

22, in an address printing mechanism, meansior supporting a moving strip of paper, and means for printing addresses thereon, comprising a rotary member, a magazine for address plates, and means adapted to be interposed between said rotary member and said plates for rendering the device inoperative, and means for holding said last means inoperative during the nor mal travel of the paper through the machine.

23. in an address printing mechanism, a magazine for holding address plates, a re tary plate moving member adapted to sucsively take one plate at a time from the magazine, and means for raising the plates in the magazines for rendering the moving and plate carrying member inoperative.

24. In an address printing mechanism, a magazine for holding address plates, 2. rotary plate moving member adapted to suecessively take one plate-at a time from the magazine, and means for raising the plates in the magazines for rendering the moving and plate carrying member inoperative, said means adapted tobe actuated when the paper ceases to pass through the machine.

25. In an address printing machine, the combination of a pair members mounted adjacent to each other for .of plate carrying rotation in opposite directions, with their peripheries traveling at substantially the same speed, with a frame for-guiding a plate from one member to the other, having portions corresponding in curvature to the path of travel of the plate on one of said members and portions correspondlng 1n curvature to the path of travel of such plate on the other of said members.

26. In an address printing machine, the combination of a pair of plate carrying members mounted adjacent to each other for rotation in opposite directions, with a frame and guides on said frame for guiding a plate from one member to the other during the rotation of said members.

27; In an addressprinting machine, the

combination of a pair of plate carrying members mounted adjacent to, each other for rotation in opposite directions, with a frame and guides on said frame forguiding a plate from one member to the other during the rofrom one member to the other during the rotation of said members, in a path having portions describing tangential curves.

29. In an address printing machine, the combination of a pair of plate carrying members mounted adjacent to each other for rotation in opposite directions, Withaframe and guides on said frame for guiding a plate from one member to the other during the rotation of said members, and means on said members for causing such plate to travel along said guides.

30. In an address printing machine, the combination of a pair of plate carrying members mounted adjacent to each other for rotation in opposite directions, with a frame and guides on said frame for guiding a plate from one member to the other during the rotation of said member, and fixed means on said member for. causing such plate to travel along said guides. I v

31. In an address printing machine, a frame, an address plate magazine, a rotary address plate carrying member, and means for imparting rotation to said member, whereby the member rotates atone speed during a printing operation and at other speeds during the remainder of the rotation ing movement with relation to said carrying member. V

33. In an address printing machine, a

frame, an address plate magazine, a rotary address plate carrying member, animpress1on roller, a rotary plate recelving member,

means on said frame for guiding a plate carr1ed by said carrying member, 1n a curved path from said carrying member to said ro-' tary plate receiving member, a magnet on,

said carrying member tending 'tofhold an address plate against the plate carrying member during the part of movement of said plate along saidguide.

.Des Moines, Iowa, December 29, 1920.

ERVIN E. STRAWN. 

